The housing market has been everything but normal in the last two years. There have been shortages in houses, increases in homes for sale and price increases, and an increase in real estate agents in the nation.As the months go on, the changes in the ...
Bast Fibre Technologies Inc. (BFT), a manufacturer of premium natural fibers for the global nonwoven and textile industries, announced its agreement to acquire Lumberton Cellulose LLC, a natural fiber processing facility in Robeson County, from Georg ...
In 2021, businesses executed $7.3 billion in federal prime contracts in North Carolina, according to the North Carolina Military BusinessCenter.“Each of these prime contracts and perhaps billions more in subcontracts – grows jobs, expands the economy ...
EverettTAMMY EVERETT was named Executive Director of the Defense Alliance of NC (DANC) by the DANC Executive Board of Directors on March 29.Executive Board Chair Maj. Gen. Mark Brilakis, Marine Corp (Ret) announced, “By a unanimous vote of our Board, ...
PattonFayetteville Cumberland Economic Development Corporation announced Vice President ROBERT PATTON JR. has been promoted to Executive Vice President.In this role, Patton will lead key strategic initiatives while continuing to drive FCEDC’s busines ...
Two UNC Pembroke graduate students, ANNA HAMPTON and MEG SMITH, have been named 2022-2023 North Carolina Albert SchweitzerFellows.The North Carolina Schweitzer Fellowship is one of 13 Schweitzer programs in the country that is dedicated to developing ...
BurtonThe University of North Carolina Board of Governors selected KIMBERLY SMITH BURTON, Ph.D., a mathematics professor at Fayetteville State University, to receive the 2022 Award for Excellence in Teaching.The award was established in 1993 to highl ...
The popular Fayetteville Dogwood Festival is back this year, returning on April 21-24. The longstanding tradition of the festival marks its 40th year in 2022. The festival organization, a nonprofit, is “ committed to providing a variety of famil ...
Last year, First Bancorp acquired Select Bancorp. At the end of March, the deal was finalized, marked by the move into Select's former location on Raeford Road. PHOTO PROVIDED BY FIRST BANK.On March 21, First Bank finalized its acquisition of Select ...
The discussion of the replacement for the Crown Theatre and Arena continues. PHOTOS PROVIDED BY JENNA SHACKELFORD.Cumberland County’s Crown Event Center Committee met on May 16 to continue the discussion of constructing the new multipurpose event cen
JacquelineSmith Owner/Vice-president of Marketing and Business Development Systel Business EquipmentGFBJ: Systel Business Equipment is a multi-generational family business. Will you share how the business began and how it has transformed into what it
As North Carolina residents in rural areas struggle to receive healthcare, experts address the problems and ways to improve. ONLINE MARKETING/UNSPLASH.Last month, panelists at the North Carolina Healthcare Association’s town hall meeting discussed st
